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1 =head1 NAME
2
3 RXVT REFERENCE - FAQ, command sequences and other background information
4
5 =head1 SYNOPSIS
6
7 # set a new font set
8 printf '\33]50;%s\007' 9x15,xft:Kochi" Mincho"
9
10 # change the locale and tell rxvt-unicode about it
11 export LC_CTYPE=ja_JP.EUC-JP; printf "\33]701;$LC_CTYPE\007"
12
13 # set window title
14 printf '\33]2;%s\007' "new window title"
15
16 =head1 DESCRIPTION
17
18 This document contains the FAQ, the RXVT TECHNICAL REFERENCE documenting
19 all escape sequences, and other background information.
20
21 The newest version of this document is
22 also available on the World Wide Web at
23 L<http://cvs.schmorp.de/browse/*checkout*/rxvt-unicode/doc/rxvt.7.html>.
24
25 =head1 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
26
27 =over 4
28
29 =item How do I know which rxvt-unicode version I'm using?
30
31 The version number is displayed with the usage (-h). Also the escape
32 sequence C<ESC [ 8 n> sets the window title to the version number.
33
34 =item I am using Debian GNU/Linux and have a problem...
35
36 The Debian GNU/Linux package of rxvt-unicode contains large patches that
37 considerably change the behaviour of rxvt-unicode. Before reporting a
38 bug to the original rxvt-unicode author please download and install the
39 genuine version (L<http://software.schmorp.de#rxvt-unicode>) and try to
40 reproduce the problem. If you cannot, chances are that the problems are
41 specific to Debian GNU/Linux, in which case it should be reported via the
42 Debian Bug Tracking System (use C<reportbug> to report the bug).
43
44 For other problems that also affect the Debian package, you can and
45 probably should use the Debian BTS, too, because, after all, it's also a
46 bug in the Debian version and it serves as a reminder for other users that
47 might encounter the same issue.
48
49 =item When I log-in to another system it tells me about missing terminfo data?
50
51 The terminal description used by rxvt-unicode is not as widely available
52 as that for xterm, or even rxvt (for which the same problem often arises).
53
54 The correct solution for this problem is to install the terminfo, this can
55 be done like this (with ncurses' infocmp):
56
57 REMOTE=remotesystem.domain
58 infocmp rxvt-unicode | ssh $REMOTE "cat >/tmp/ti && tic /tmp/ti"
59
60 ... or by installing rxvt-unicode normally on the remote system,
61
62 If you cannot or do not want to do this, then you can simply set
63 C<TERM=rxvt> or even C<TERM=xterm>, and live with the small number of
64 problems arising, which includes wrong keymapping, less and different
65 colours and some refresh errors in fullscreen applications. It's a nice
66 quick-and-dirty workaround for rare cases, though.
67
68 If you always want to do this (and are fine with the consequences) you
69 can either recompile rxvt-unicode with the desired TERM value or use a
70 resource to set it:
71
72 URxvt.termName: rxvt
73
74 If you don't plan to use B<rxvt> (quite common...) you could also replace
75 the rxvt terminfo file with the rxvt-unicode one.
76
77 =item C<bash>'s readline does not work correctly under @@RXVT_NAME@@.
78
79 =item I need a termcap file entry.
80
81 One reason you might want this is that some distributions or operating
82 systems still compile some programs using the long-obsoleted termcap
83 library (Fedora Core's bash is one example) and rely on a termcap entry
84 for C<rxvt-unicode>.
85
86 You could use rxvt's termcap entry with resonable results in many cases.
87 You can also create a termcap entry by using terminfo's infocmp program
88 like this:
89
90 infocmp -C rxvt-unicode
91
92 Or you could use this termcap entry, generated by the command above:
93
94 rxvt-unicode|rxvt-unicode terminal (X Window System):\
95 :am:bw:eo:km:mi:ms:xn:xo:\
96 :co#80:it#8:li#24:lm#0:\
97 :AL=\E[%dL:DC=\E[%dP:DL=\E[%dM:DO=\E[%dB:IC=\E[%d@:\
98 :K1=\EOw:K2=\EOu:K3=\EOy:K4=\EOq:K5=\EOs:LE=\E[%dD:\
99 :RI=\E[%dC:SF=\E[%dS:SR=\E[%dT:UP=\E[%dA:ae=\E(B:al=\E[L:\
100 :as=\E(0:bl=^G:cd=\E[J:ce=\E[K:cl=\E[H\E[2J:\
101 :cm=\E[%i%d;%dH:cr=^M:cs=\E[%i%d;%dr:ct=\E[3g:dc=\E[P:\
102 :dl=\E[M:do=^J:ec=\E[%dX:ei=\E[4l:ho=\E[H:\
103 :i1=\E[?47l\E=\E[?1l:ic=\E[@:im=\E[4h:\
104 :is=\E[r\E[m\E[2J\E[H\E[?7h\E[?1;3;4;6l\E[4l:\
105 :k1=\E[11~:k2=\E[12~:k3=\E[13~:k4=\E[14~:k5=\E[15~:\
106 :k6=\E[17~:k7=\E[18~:k8=\E[19~:k9=\E[20~:kD=\E[3~:\
107 :kI=\E[2~:kN=\E[6~:kP=\E[5~:kb=\177:kd=\EOB:ke=\E[?1l\E>:\
108 :kh=\E[7~:kl=\EOD:kr=\EOC:ks=\E[?1h\E=:ku=\EOA:le=^H:\
109 :mb=\E[5m:md=\E[1m:me=\E[m\017:mr=\E[7m:nd=\E[C:rc=\E8:\
110 :sc=\E7:se=\E[27m:sf=^J:so=\E[7m:sr=\EM:st=\EH:ta=^I:\
111 :te=\E[r\E[?1049l:ti=\E[?1049h:ue=\E[24m:up=\E[A:\
112 :us=\E[4m:vb=\E[?5h\E[?5l:ve=\E[?25h:vi=\E[?25l:\
113 :vs=\E[?25h:
114
115 =item Why does C<ls> no longer have coloured output?
116
117 The C<ls> in the GNU coreutils unfortunately doesn't use terminfo to
118 decide wether a terminal has colour, but uses it's own configuration
119 file. Needless to say, C<rxvt-unicode> is not in it's default file (among
120 with most other terminals supporting colour). Either add:
121
122 TERM rxvt-unicode
123
124 to C</etc/DIR_COLORS> or simply add:
125
126 alias ls='ls --color=auto'
127
128 to your C<.profile> or C<.bashrc>.
129
130 =item Why doesn't vim/emacs etc. use the 88 colour mode?
131
132 =item Why doesn't vim/emacs etc. make use of italic?
133
134 =item Why are the secondary screen-related options not working properly?
135
136 Make sure you are using C<TERM=rxvt-unicode>. Some pre-packaged
137 distributions (most notably Debian GNU/Linux) break rxvt-unicode
138 by setting C<TERM> to C<rxvt>, which doesn't have these extra
139 features. Unfortunately, some of these (most notably, again, Debian
140 GNU/Linux) furthermore fail to even install the C<rxvt-unicode> terminfo
141 file, so you will need to install it on your own (See the question B<When
142 I log-in to another system it tells me about missing terminfo data?> on
143 how to do this).
144
145 =item My numerical keypad acts weird and generates differing output?
146
147 Some Debian GNUL/Linux users seem to have this problem, although no
148 specific details were reported so far. It is possible that this is caused
149 by the wrong C<TERM> setting, although the details of wether and how
150 this can happen are unknown, as C<TERM=rxvt> should offer a compatible
151 keymap. See the answer to the previous question, and please report if that
152 helped.
153
154 =item Rxvt-unicode does not seem to understand the selected encoding?
155
156 =item Unicode does not seem to work?
157
158 If you encounter strange problems like typing an accented character but
159 getting two unrelated other characters or similar, or if program output is
160 subtly garbled, then you should check your locale settings.
161
162 Rxvt-unicode must be started with the same C<LC_CTYPE> setting as the
163 programs. Often rxvt-unicode is started in the C<C> locale, while the
164 login script running within the rxvt-unicode window changes the locale to
165 something else, e.g. C<en_GB.UTF-8>. Needless to say, this is not going to work.
166
167 The best thing is to fix your startup environment, as you will likely run
168 into other problems. If nothing works you can try this in your .profile.
169
170 printf '\e]701;%s\007' "$LC_CTYPE"
171
172 If this doesn't work, then maybe you use a C<LC_CTYPE> specification not
173 supported on your systems. Some systems have a C<locale> command which
174 displays this (also, C<perl -e0> can be used to check locale settings, as
175 it will complain loudly if it cannot set the locale). If it displays something
176 like:
177
178 locale: Cannot set LC_CTYPE to default locale: ...
179
180 Then the locale you specified is not supported on your system.
181
182 If nothing works and you are sure that everything is set correctly then
183 you will need to remember a little known fact: Some programs just don't
184 support locales :(
185
186 =item Why do some characters look so much different than others?
187
188 =item How does rxvt-unicode choose fonts?
189
190 Most fonts do not contain the full range of Unicode, which is
191 fine. Chances are that the font you (or the admin/package maintainer of
192 your system/os) have specified does not cover all the characters you want
193 to display.
194
195 B<rxvt-unicode> makes a best-effort try at finding a replacement
196 font. Often the result is fine, but sometimes the chosen font looks
197 bad/ugly/wrong. Some fonts have totally strange characters that don't
198 resemble the correct glyph at all, and rxvt-unicode lacks the artificial
199 intelligence to detect that a specific glyph is wrong: it has to believe
200 the font that the characters it claims to contain indeed look correct.
201
202 In that case, select a font of your taste and add it to the font list,
203 e.g.:
204
205 @@RXVT_NAME@@ -fn basefont,font2,font3...
206
207 When rxvt-unicode sees a character, it will first look at the base
208 font. If the base font does not contain the character, it will go to the
209 next font, and so on. Specifying your own fonts will also speed up this
210 search and use less resources within rxvt-unicode and the X-server.
211
212 The only limitation is that none of the fonts may be larger than the base
213 font, as the base font defines the terminal character cell size, which
214 must be the same due to the way terminals work.
215
216 =item Why do some chinese characters look so different than others?
217
218 This is because there is a difference between script and language --
219 rxvt-unicode does not know which language the text that is output is,
220 as it only knows the unicode character codes. If rxvt-unicode first
221 sees a japanese/chinese character, it might choose a japanese font for
222 display. Subsequent japanese characters will use that font. Now, many
223 chinese characters aren't represented in japanese fonts, so when the first
224 non-japanese character comes up, rxvt-unicode will look for a chinese font
225 -- unfortunately at this point, it will still use the japanese font for
226 chinese characters that are also in the japanese font.
227
228 The workaround is easy: just tag a chinese font at the end of your font
229 list (see the previous question). The key is to view the font list as
230 a preference list: If you expect more japanese, list a japanese font
231 first. If you expect more chinese, put a chinese font first.
232
233 In the future it might be possible to switch language preferences at
234 runtime (the internal data structure has no problem with using different
235 fonts for the same character at the same time, but no interface for this
236 has been designed yet).
237
238 Until then, you might get away with switching fonts at runtime (see L<Can
239 I switch the fonts at runtime?> later in this document).
240
241 =item Why does rxvt-unicode sometimes leave pixel droppings?
242
243 Most fonts were not designed for terminal use, which means that character
244 size varies a lot. A font that is otherwise fine for terminal use might
245 contain some characters that are simply too wide. Rxvt-unicode will avoid
246 these characters. For characters that are just "a bit" too wide a special
247 "careful" rendering mode is used that redraws adjacent characters.
248
249 All of this requires that fonts do not lie about character sizes,
250 however: Xft fonts often draw glyphs larger than their acclaimed bounding
251 box, and rxvt-unicode has no way of detecting this (the correct way is to
252 ask for the character bounding box, which unfortunately is wrong in these
253 cases).
254
255 It's not clear (to me at least), wether this is a bug in Xft, freetype,
256 or the respective font. If you encounter this problem you might try using
257 the C<-lsp> option to give the font more height. If that doesn't work, you
258 might be forced to use a different font.
259
260 All of this is not a problem when using X11 core fonts, as their bounding
261 box data is correct.
262
263 =item My Compose (Multi_key) key is no longer working.
264
265 The most common causes for this are that either your locale is not set
266 correctly, or you specified a B<preeditStyle> that is not supported by
267 your input method. For example, if you specified B<OverTheSpot> and
268 your input method (e.g. the default input method handling Compose keys)
269 does not support this (for instance because it is not visual), then
270 rxvt-unicode will continue without an input method.
271
272 In this case either do not specify a B<preeditStyle> or specify more than
273 one pre-edit style, such as B<OverTheSpot,Root,None>.
274
275 =item I cannot type C<Ctrl-Shift-2> to get an ASCII NUL character due to ISO 14755
276
277 Either try C<Ctrl-2> alone (it often is mapped to ASCII NUL even on
278 international keyboards) or simply use ISO 14755 support to your
279 advantage, typing <Ctrl-Shift-0> to get a ASCII NUL. This works for other
280 codes, too, such as C<Ctrl-Shift-1-d> to type the default telnet escape
281 character and so on.
282
283 =item How can I keep rxvt-unicode from using reverse video so much?
284
285 First of all, make sure you are running with the right terminal settings
286 (C<TERM=rxvt-unicode>), which will get rid of most of these effects. Then
287 make sure you have specified colours for italic and bold, as otherwise
288 rxvt-unicode might use reverse video to simulate the effect:
289
290 URxvt.colorBD: white
291 URxvt.colorIT: green
292
293 =item Some programs assume totally weird colours (red instead of blue), how can I fix that?
294
295 For some unexplainable reason, some rare programs assume a very weird
296 colour palette when confronted with a terminal with more than the standard
297 8 colours (rxvt-unicode supports 88). The right fix is, of course, to fix
298 these programs not to assume non-ISO colours without very good reasons.
299
300 In the meantime, you can either edit your C<rxvt-unicode> terminfo
301 definition to only claim 8 colour support or use C<TERM=rxvt>, which will
302 fix colours but keep you from using other rxvt-unicode features.
303
304 =item I am on FreeBSD and rxvt-unicode does not seem to work at all.
305
306 Rxvt-unicode requires the symbol C<__STDC_ISO_10646__> to be defined
307 in your compile environment, or an implementation that implements it,
308 wether it defines the symbol or not. C<__STDC_ISO_10646__> requires that
309 B<wchar_t> is represented as unicode.
310
311 As you might have guessed, FreeBSD does neither define this symobl nor
312 does it support it. Instead, it uses it's own internal representation of
313 B<wchar_t>. This is, of course, completely fine with respect to standards.
314
315 However, C<__STDC_ISO_10646__> is the only sane way to support
316 multi-language apps in an OS, as using a locale-dependent (and
317 non-standardized) representation of B<wchar_t> makes it impossible to
318 convert between B<wchar_t> (as used by X11 and your applications) and any
319 other encoding without implementing OS-specific-wrappers for each and
320 every locale. There simply are no APIs to convert B<wchar_t> into anything
321 except the current locale encoding.
322
323 Some applications (such as the formidable B<mlterm>) work around this
324 by carrying their own replacement functions for character set handling
325 with them, and either implementing OS-dependent hacks or doing multiple
326 conversions (which is slow and unreliable in case the OS implements
327 encodings slightly different than the terminal emulator).
328
329 The rxvt-unicode author insists that the right way to fix this is in the
330 system libraries once and for all, instead of forcing every app to carry
331 complete replacements for them :)
332
333 =item How does rxvt-unicode determine the encoding to use?
334
335 =item Is there an option to switch encodings?
336
337 Unlike some other terminals, rxvt-unicode has no encoding switch, and no
338 specific "utf-8" mode, such as xterm. In fact, it doesn't even know about
339 UTF-8 or any other encodings with respect to terminal I/O.
340
341 The reasons is that there exists a perfectly fine mechanism for selecting
342 the encoding, doing I/O and (most important) communicating this to all
343 applications so everybody agrees on character properties such as width
344 and code number. This mechanism is the I<locale>. Applications not using
345 that info will have problems (for example, C<xterm> gets the width of
346 characters wrong as it uses it's own, locale-independent table under all
347 locales).
348
349 Rxvt-unicode uses the C<LC_CTYPE> locale category to select encoding. All
350 programs doing the same (that is, most) will automatically agree in the
351 interpretation of characters.
352
353 Unfortunately, there is no system-independent way to select locales, nor
354 is there a standard on how locale specifiers will look like.
355
356 On most systems, the content of the C<LC_CTYPE> environment variable
357 contains an arbitrary string which corresponds to an already-installed
358 locale. Common names for locales are C<en_US.UTF-8>, C<de_DE.ISO-8859-15>,
359 C<ja_JP.EUC-JP>, i.e. C<language_country.encoding>, but other forms
360 (i.e. C<de> or C<german>) are also common.
361
362 Rxvt-unicode ignores all other locale categories, and except for
363 the encoding, ignores country or language-specific settings,
364 i.e. C<de_DE.UTF-8> and C<ja_JP.UTF-8> are the normally same to
365 rxvt-unicode.
366
367 If you want to use a specific encoding you have to make sure you start
368 rxvt-unicode with the correct C<LC_CTYPE> category.
369
370 =item Can I switch locales at runtime?
371
372 Yes, using an escape sequence. Try something like this, which sets
373 rxvt-unicode's idea of C<LC_CTYPE>.
374
375 printf '\e]701;%s\007' ja_JP.SJIS
376
377 See also the previous answer.
378
379 Sometimes this capability is rather handy when you want to work in
380 one locale (e.g. C<de_DE.UTF-8>) but some programs don't support it
381 (e.g. UTF-8). For example, I use this script to start C<xjdic>, which
382 first switches to a locale supported by xjdic and back later:
383
384 printf '\e]701;%s\007' ja_JP.SJIS
385 xjdic -js
386 printf '\e]701;%s\007' de_DE.UTF-8
387
388 You can also use xterm's C<luit> program, which usually works fine, except
389 for some locales where character width differs between program- and
390 rxvt-unicode-locales.
391
392 =item Can I switch the fonts at runtime?
393
394 Yes, using an escape sequence. Try something like this, which has the same
395 effect as using the C<-fn> switch, and takes effect immediately:
396
397 printf '\e]50;%s\007' "9x15bold,xft:Kochi Gothic"
398
399 This is useful if you e.g. work primarily with japanese (and prefer a
400 japanese font), but you have to switch to chinese temporarily, where
401 japanese fonts would only be in your way.
402
403 You can think of this as a kind of manual ISO-2022 switching.
404
405 =item Why do italic characters look as if clipped?
406
407 Many fonts have difficulties with italic characters and hinting. For
408 example, the otherwise very nicely hinted font C<xft:Bitstream Vera Sans
409 Mono> completely fails in it's italic face. A workaround might be to
410 enable freetype autohinting, i.e. like this:
411
412 URxvt.italicFont: xft:Bitstream Vera Sans Mono:italic:autohint=true
413 URxvt.boldItalicFont: xft:Bitstream Vera Sans Mono:bold:italic:autohint=true
414
415 =item My input method wants <some encoding> but I want UTF-8, what can I do?
416
417 You can specify separate locales for the input method and the rest of the
418 terminal, using the resource C<imlocale>:
419
420 URxvt*imlocale: ja_JP.EUC-JP
421
422 Now you can start your terminal with C<LC_CTYPE=ja_JP.UTF-8> and still
423 use your input method. Please note, however, that you will not be able to
424 input characters outside C<EUC-JP> in a normal way then, as your input
425 method limits you.
426
427 =item Rxvt-unicode crashes when the X Input Method changes or exits.
428
429 Unfortunately, this is unavoidable, as the XIM protocol is racy by
430 design. Applications can avoid some crashes at the expense of memory
431 leaks, and Input Methods can avoid some crashes by careful ordering at
432 exit time. B<kinput2> (and derived input methods) generally succeeds,
433 while B<SCIM> (or similar input methods) fails. In the end, however,
434 crashes cannot be completely avoided even if both sides cooperate.
435
436 So the only workaround is not to kill your Input Method Servers.
437
438 =item Rxvt-unicode uses gobs of memory, how can I reduce that?
439
440 Rxvt-unicode tries to obey the rule of not charging you for something you
441 don't use. One thing you should try is to configure out all settings that
442 you don't need, for example, Xft support is a resource hog by design,
443 when used. Compiling it out ensures that no Xft font will be loaded
444 accidentally when rxvt-unicode tries to find a font for your characters.
445
446 Also, many people (me included) like large windows and even larger
447 scrollback buffers: Without C<--enable-unicode3>, rxvt-unicode will use
448 6 bytes per screen cell. For a 160x?? window this amounts to almost a
449 kilobyte per line. A scrollback buffer of 10000 lines will then (if full)
450 use 10 Megabytes of memory. With C<--enable-unicode3> it gets worse, as
451 rxvt-unicode then uses 8 bytes per screen cell.
452
453 =item Can I speed up Xft rendering somehow?
454
455 Yes, the most obvious way to speed it up is to avoid Xft entirely, as
456 it is simply slow. If you still want Xft fonts you might try to disable
457 antialiasing (by appending C<:antialiasing=false>), which saves lots of
458 memory and also speeds up rendering considerably.
459
460 =item Rxvt-unicode doesn't seem to anti-alias its fonts, what is wrong?
461
462 Rxvt-unicode will use whatever you specify as a font. If it needs to
463 fall back to it's default font search list it will prefer X11 core
464 fonts, because they are small and fast, and then use Xft fonts. It has
465 antialiasing disabled for most of them, because the author thinks they
466 look best that way.
467
468 If you want antialiasing, you have to specify the fonts manually.
469
470 =item Mouse cut/paste suddenly no longer works.
471
472 Make sure that mouse reporting is actually turned off since killing
473 some editors prematurely may leave the mouse in mouse report mode. I've
474 heard that tcsh may use mouse reporting unless it otherwise specified. A
475 quick check is to see if cut/paste works when the Alt or Shift keys are
476 depressed. See @@RXVT_NAME@@(7)
477
478 =item What's with this bold/blink stuff?
479
480 If no bold colour is set via C<colorBD:>, bold will invert text using the
481 standard foreground colour.
482
483 For the standard background colour, blinking will actually make the
484 text blink when compiled with C<--enable-blinking>. with standard
485 colours. Without C<--enable-blinking>, the blink attribute will be
486 ignored.
487
488 On ANSI colours, bold/blink attributes are used to set high-intensity
489 foreground/background colors.
490
491 color0-7 are the low-intensity colors.
492
493 color8-15 are the corresponding high-intensity colors.
494
495 =item I don't like the screen colors. How do I change them?
496
497 You can change the screen colors at run-time using F<~/.Xdefaults>
498 resources (or as long-options).
499
500 Here are values that are supposed to resemble a VGA screen,
501 including the murky brown that passes for low-intensity yellow:
502
503 URxvt.color0: #000000
504 URxvt.color1: #A80000
505 URxvt.color2: #00A800
506 URxvt.color3: #A8A800
507 URxvt.color4: #0000A8
508 URxvt.color5: #A800A8
509 URxvt.color6: #00A8A8
510 URxvt.color7: #A8A8A8
511
512 URxvt.color8: #000054
513 URxvt.color9: #FF0054
514 URxvt.color10: #00FF54
515 URxvt.color11: #FFFF54
516 URxvt.color12: #0000FF
517 URxvt.color13: #FF00FF
518 URxvt.color14: #00FFFF
519 URxvt.color15: #FFFFFF
520
521 And here is a more complete set of non-standard colors described (not by
522 me) as "pretty girly".
523
524 URxvt.cursorColor: #dc74d1
525 URxvt.pointerColor: #dc74d1
526 URxvt.background: #0e0e0e
527 URxvt.foreground: #4ad5e1
528 URxvt.color0: #000000
529 URxvt.color8: #8b8f93
530 URxvt.color1: #dc74d1
531 URxvt.color9: #dc74d1
532 URxvt.color2: #0eb8c7
533 URxvt.color10: #0eb8c7
534 URxvt.color3: #dfe37e
535 URxvt.color11: #dfe37e
536 URxvt.color5: #9e88f0
537 URxvt.color13: #9e88f0
538 URxvt.color6: #73f7ff
539 URxvt.color14: #73f7ff
540 URxvt.color7: #e1dddd
541 URxvt.color15: #e1dddd
542
543 =item How can I start @@RXVT_NAME@@d in a race-free way?
544
545 Despite it's name, @@RXVT_NAME@@d is not a real daemon, but more like a
546 server that answers @@RXVT_NAME@@c's requests, so it doesn't background
547 itself.
548
549 To ensure @@RXVT_NAME@@d is listening on it's socket, you can use the
550 following method to wait for the startup message before continuing:
551
552 { @@RXVT_NAME@@d & } | read
553
554 =item What's with the strange Backspace/Delete key behaviour?
555
556 Assuming that the physical Backspace key corresponds to the
557 BackSpace keysym (not likely for Linux ... see the following
558 question) there are two standard values that can be used for
559 Backspace: C<^H> and C<^?>.
560
561 Historically, either value is correct, but rxvt-unicode adopts the debian
562 policy of using C<^?> when unsure, because it's the one only only correct
563 choice :).
564
565 Rxvt-unicode tries to inherit the current stty settings and uses the value
566 of `erase' to guess the value for backspace. If rxvt-unicode wasn't
567 started from a terminal (say, from a menu or by remote shell), then the
568 system value of `erase', which corresponds to CERASE in <termios.h>, will
569 be used (which may not be the same as your stty setting).
570
571 For starting a new rxvt-unicode:
572
573 # use Backspace = ^H
574 $ stty erase ^H
575 $ @@RXVT_NAME@@
576
577 # use Backspace = ^?
578 $ stty erase ^?
579 $ @@RXVT_NAME@@
580
581 Toggle with C<ESC [ 36 h> / C<ESC [ 36 l> as documented in @@RXVT_NAME@@(7).
582
583 For an existing rxvt-unicode:
584
585 # use Backspace = ^H
586 $ stty erase ^H
587 $ echo -n "^[[36h"
588
589 # use Backspace = ^?
590 $ stty erase ^?
591 $ echo -n "^[[36l"
592
593 This helps satisfy some of the Backspace discrepancies that occur, but
594 if you use Backspace = C<^H>, make sure that the termcap/terminfo value
595 properly reflects that.
596
597 The Delete key is a another casualty of the ill-defined Backspace problem.
598 To avoid confusion between the Backspace and Delete keys, the Delete
599 key has been assigned an escape sequence to match the vt100 for Execute
600 (C<ESC [ 3 ~>) and is in the supplied termcap/terminfo.
601
602 Some other Backspace problems:
603
604 some editors use termcap/terminfo,
605 some editors (vim I'm told) expect Backspace = ^H,
606 GNU Emacs (and Emacs-like editors) use ^H for help.
607
608 Perhaps someday this will all be resolved in a consistent manner.
609
610 =item I don't like the key-bindings. How do I change them?
611
612 There are some compile-time selections available via configure. Unless
613 you have run "configure" with the C<--disable-resources> option you can
614 use the `keysym' resource to alter the keystrings associated with keysyms.
615
616 Here's an example for a URxvt session started using C<@@RXVT_NAME@@ -name URxvt>
617
618 URxvt.keysym.Home: \033[1~
619 URxvt.keysym.End: \033[4~
620 URxvt.keysym.C-apostrophe: \033<C-'>
621 URxvt.keysym.C-slash: \033<C-/>
622 URxvt.keysym.C-semicolon: \033<C-;>
623 URxvt.keysym.C-grave: \033<C-`>
624 URxvt.keysym.C-comma: \033<C-,>
625 URxvt.keysym.C-period: \033<C-.>
626 URxvt.keysym.C-0x60: \033<C-`>
627 URxvt.keysym.C-Tab: \033<C-Tab>
628 URxvt.keysym.C-Return: \033<C-Return>
629 URxvt.keysym.S-Return: \033<S-Return>
630 URxvt.keysym.S-space: \033<S-Space>
631 URxvt.keysym.M-Up: \033<M-Up>
632 URxvt.keysym.M-Down: \033<M-Down>
633 URxvt.keysym.M-Left: \033<M-Left>
634 URxvt.keysym.M-Right: \033<M-Right>
635 URxvt.keysym.M-C-0: list \033<M-C- 0123456789 >
636 URxvt.keysym.M-C-a: list \033<M-C- abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz >
637 URxvt.keysym.F12: command:\033]701;zh_CN.GBK\007
638
639 See some more examples in the documentation for the B<keysym> resource.
640
641 =item I'm using keyboard model XXX that has extra Prior/Next/Insert keys.
642 How do I make use of them? For example, the Sun Keyboard type 4
643 has the following mappings that rxvt-unicode doesn't recognize.
644
645 KP_Insert == Insert
646 F22 == Print
647 F27 == Home
648 F29 == Prior
649 F33 == End
650 F35 == Next
651
652 Rather than have rxvt-unicode try to accommodate all the various possible
653 keyboard mappings, it is better to use `xmodmap' to remap the keys as
654 required for your particular machine.
655
656 =item How do I distinguish wether I'm running rxvt-unicode or a regular xterm?
657 I need this to decide about setting colors etc.
658
659 rxvt and rxvt-unicode always export the variable "COLORTERM", so you can
660 check and see if that is set. Note that several programs, JED, slrn,
661 Midnight Commander automatically check this variable to decide whether or
662 not to use color.
663
664 =item How do I set the correct, full IP address for the DISPLAY variable?
665
666 If you've compiled rxvt-unicode with DISPLAY_IS_IP and have enabled
667 insecure mode then it is possible to use the following shell script
668 snippets to correctly set the display. If your version of rxvt-unicode
669 wasn't also compiled with ESCZ_ANSWER (as assumed in these snippets) then
670 the COLORTERM variable can be used to distinguish rxvt-unicode from a
671 regular xterm.
672
673 Courtesy of Chuck Blake <cblake@BBN.COM> with the following shell script
674 snippets:
675
676 # Bourne/Korn/POSIX family of shells:
677 [ ${TERM:-foo} = foo ] && TERM=xterm # assume an xterm if we don't know
678 if [ ${TERM:-foo} = xterm ]; then
679 stty -icanon -echo min 0 time 15 # see if enhanced rxvt or not
680 echo -n '^[Z'
681 read term_id
682 stty icanon echo
683 if [ ""${term_id} = '^[[?1;2C' -a ${DISPLAY:-foo} = foo ]; then
684 echo -n '^[[7n' # query the rxvt we are in for the DISPLAY string
685 read DISPLAY # set it in our local shell
686 fi
687 fi
688
689 =item How do I compile the manual pages for myself?
690
691 You need to have a recent version of perl installed as F</usr/bin/perl>,
692 one that comes with F<pod2man>, F<pod2text> and F<pod2html>. Then go to
693 the doc subdirectory and enter C<make alldoc>.
694
695 =item My question isn't answered here, can I ask a human?
696
697 Before sending me mail, you could go to IRC: C<irc.freenode.net>,
698 channel C<#rxvt-unicode> has some rxvt-unicode enthusiasts that might be
699 interested in learning about new and exciting problems (but not FAQs :).
700
701 =back
702
703 =head1 RXVT TECHNICAL REFERENCE
704
705 =head1 DESCRIPTION
706
707 The rest of this document describes various technical aspects of
708 B<rxvt-unicode>. First the description of supported command sequences,
709 followed by menu and pixmap support and last by a description of all
710 features selectable at C<configure> time.
711
712 =head1 Definitions
713
714 =over 4
715
716 =item B<< C<c> >>
717
718 The literal character c.
719
720 =item B<< C<C> >>
721
722 A single (required) character.
723
724 =item B<< C<Ps> >>
725
726 A single (usually optional) numeric parameter, composed of one or more
727 digits.
728
729 =item B<< C<Pm> >>
730
731 A multiple numeric parameter composed of any number of single numeric
732 parameters, separated by C<;> character(s).
733
734 =item B<< C<Pt> >>
735
736 A text parameter composed of printable characters.
737
738 =back
739
740 =head1 Values
741
742 =over 4
743
744 =item B<< C<ENQ> >>
745
746 Enquiry (Ctrl-E) = Send Device Attributes (DA)
747 request attributes from terminal. See B<< C<ESC [ Ps c> >>.
748
749 =item B<< C<BEL> >>
750
751 Bell (Ctrl-G)
752
753 =item B<< C<BS> >>
754
755 Backspace (Ctrl-H)
756
757 =item B<< C<TAB> >>
758
759 Horizontal Tab (HT) (Ctrl-I)
760
761 =item B<< C<LF> >>
762
763 Line Feed or New Line (NL) (Ctrl-J)
764
765 =item B<< C<VT> >>
766
767 Vertical Tab (Ctrl-K) same as B<< C<LF> >>
768
769 =item B<< C<FF> >>
770
771 Form Feed or New Page (NP) (Ctrl-L) same as B<< C<LF> >>
772
773 =item B<< C<CR> >>
774
775 Carriage Return (Ctrl-M)
776
777 =item B<< C<SO> >>
778
779 Shift Out (Ctrl-N), invokes the G1 character set.
780 Switch to Alternate Character Set
781
782 =item B<< C<SI> >>
783
784 Shift In (Ctrl-O), invokes the G0 character set (the default).
785 Switch to Standard Character Set
786
787 =item B<< C<SPC> >>
788
789 Space Character
790
791 =back
792
793 =head1 Escape Sequences
794
795 =over 4
796
797 =item B<< C<ESC # 8> >>
798
799 DEC Screen Alignment Test (DECALN)
800
801 =item B<< C<ESC 7> >>
802
803 Save Cursor (SC)
804
805 =item B<< C<ESC 8> >>
806
807 Restore Cursor
808
809 =item B<< C<ESC => >>
810
811 Application Keypad (SMKX). See also next sequence.
812
813 =item B<<< C<< ESC >> >>>
814
815 Normal Keypad (RMKX)
816
817 B<Note:> If the numeric keypad is activated, eg, B<Num_Lock> has been
818 pressed, numbers or control functions are generated by the numeric keypad
819 (see Key Codes).
820
821 =item B<< C<ESC D> >>
822
823 Index (IND)
824
825 =item B<< C<ESC E> >>
826
827 Next Line (NEL)
828
829 =item B<< C<ESC H> >>
830
831 Tab Set (HTS)
832
833 =item B<< C<ESC M> >>
834
835 Reverse Index (RI)
836
837 =item B<< C<ESC N> >>
838
839 Single Shift Select of G2 Character Set (SS2): affects next character
840 only I<unimplemented>
841
842 =item B<< C<ESC O> >>
843
844 Single Shift Select of G3 Character Set (SS3): affects next character
845 only I<unimplemented>
846
847 =item B<< C<ESC Z> >>
848
849 Obsolete form of returns: B<< C<ESC [ ? 1 ; 2 C> >> I<rxvt-unicode compile-time option>
850
851 =item B<< C<ESC c> >>
852
853 Full reset (RIS)
854
855 =item B<< C<ESC n> >>
856
857 Invoke the G2 Character Set (LS2)
858
859 =item B<< C<ESC o> >>
860
861 Invoke the G3 Character Set (LS3)
862
863 =item B<< C<ESC ( C> >>
864
865 Designate G0 Character Set (ISO 2022), see below for values of C<C>.
866
867 =item B<< C<ESC ) C> >>
868
869 Designate G1 Character Set (ISO 2022), see below for values of C<C>.
870
871 =item B<< C<ESC * C> >>
872
873 Designate G2 Character Set (ISO 2022), see below for values of C<C>.
874
875 =item B<< C<ESC + C> >>
876
877 Designate G3 Character Set (ISO 2022), see below for values of C<C>.
878
879 =item B<< C<ESC $ C> >>
880
881 Designate Kanji Character Set
882
883 Where B<< C<C> >> is one of:
884
885 =begin table
886
887 C = C<0> DEC Special Character and Line Drawing Set
888 C = C<A> United Kingdom (UK)
889 C = C<B> United States (USASCII)
890 C = C<< < >> Multinational character set I<unimplemented>
891 C = C<5> Finnish character set I<unimplemented>
892 C = C<C> Finnish character set I<unimplemented>
893 C = C<K> German character set I<unimplemented>
894
895 =end table
896
897 =back
898
899 X<CSI>
900
901 =head1 CSI (Command Sequence Introducer) Sequences
902
903 =over 4
904
905 =item B<< C<ESC [ Ps @> >>
906
907 Insert B<< C<Ps> >> (Blank) Character(s) [default: 1] (ICH)X<ESCOBPsA>
908
909 =item B<< C<ESC [ Ps A> >>
910
911 Cursor Up B<< C<Ps> >> Times [default: 1] (CUU)
912
913 =item B<< C<ESC [ Ps B> >>
914
915 Cursor Down B<< C<Ps> >> Times [default: 1] (CUD)X<ESCOBPsC>
916
917 =item B<< C<ESC [ Ps C> >>
918
919 Cursor Forward B<< C<Ps> >> Times [default: 1] (CUF)
920
921 =item B<< C<ESC [ Ps D> >>
922
923 Cursor Backward B<< C<Ps> >> Times [default: 1] (CUB)
924
925 =item B<< C<ESC [ Ps E> >>
926
927 Cursor Down B<< C<Ps> >> Times [default: 1] and to first column
928
929 =item B<< C<ESC [ Ps F> >>
930
931 Cursor Up B<< C<Ps> >> Times [default: 1] and to first columnX<ESCOBPsG>
932
933 =item B<< C<ESC [ Ps G> >>
934
935 Cursor to Column B<< C<Ps> >> (HPA)
936
937 =item B<< C<ESC [ Ps;Ps H> >>
938
939 Cursor Position [row;column] [default: 1;1] (CUP)
940
941 =item B<< C<ESC [ Ps I> >>
942
943 Move forward B<< C<Ps> >> tab stops [default: 1]
944
945 =item B<< C<ESC [ Ps J> >>
946
947 Erase in Display (ED)
948
949 =begin table
950
951 B<< C<Ps = 0> >> Clear Below (default)
952 B<< C<Ps = 1> >> Clear Above
953 B<< C<Ps = 2> >> Clear All
954
955 =end table
956
957 =item B<< C<ESC [ Ps K> >>
958
959 Erase in Line (EL)
960
961 =begin table
962
963 B<< C<Ps = 0> >> Clear to Right (default)
964 B<< C<Ps = 1> >> Clear to Left
965 B<< C<Ps = 2> >> Clear All
966
967 =end table
968
969 =item B<< C<ESC [ Ps L> >>
970
971 Insert B<< C<Ps> >> Line(s) [default: 1] (IL)
972
973 =item B<< C<ESC [ Ps M> >>
974
975 Delete B<< C<Ps> >> Line(s) [default: 1] (DL)
976
977 =item B<< C<ESC [ Ps P> >>
978
979 Delete B<< C<Ps> >> Character(s) [default: 1] (DCH)
980
981 =item B<< C<ESC [ Ps;Ps;Ps;Ps;Ps T> >>
982
983 Initiate . I<unimplemented> Parameters are
984 [func;startx;starty;firstrow;lastrow].
985
986 =item B<< C<ESC [ Ps W> >>
987
988 Tabulator functions
989
990 =begin table
991
992 B<< C<Ps = 0> >> Tab Set (HTS)
993 B<< C<Ps = 2> >> Tab Clear (TBC), Clear Current Column (default)
994 B<< C<Ps = 5> >> Tab Clear (TBC), Clear All
995
996 =end table
997
998 =item B<< C<ESC [ Ps X> >>
999
1000 Erase B<< C<Ps> >> Character(s) [default: 1] (ECH)
1001
1002 =item B<< C<ESC [ Ps Z> >>
1003
1004 Move backward B<< C<Ps> >> [default: 1] tab stops
1005
1006 =item B<< C<ESC [ Ps '> >>
1007
1008 See B<< C<ESC [ Ps G> >>
1009
1010 =item B<< C<ESC [ Ps a> >>
1011
1012 See B<< C<ESC [ Ps C> >>
1013
1014 =item B<< C<ESC [ Ps c> >>
1015
1016 Send Device Attributes (DA)
1017 B<< C<Ps = 0> >> (or omitted): request attributes from terminal
1018 returns: B<< C<ESC [ ? 1 ; 2 c> >> (``I am a VT100 with Advanced Video
1019 Option'')
1020
1021 =item B<< C<ESC [ Ps d> >>
1022
1023 Cursor to Line B<< C<Ps> >> (VPA)
1024
1025 =item B<< C<ESC [ Ps e> >>
1026
1027 See B<< C<ESC [ Ps A> >>
1028
1029 =item B<< C<ESC [ Ps;Ps f> >>
1030
1031 Horizontal and Vertical Position [row;column] (HVP) [default: 1;1]
1032
1033 =item B<< C<ESC [ Ps g> >>
1034
1035 Tab Clear (TBC)
1036
1037 =begin table
1038
1039 B<< C<Ps = 0> >> Clear Current Column (default)
1040 B<< C<Ps = 3> >> Clear All (TBC)
1041
1042 =end table
1043
1044 =item B<< C<ESC [ Pm h> >>
1045
1046 Set Mode (SM). See B<< C<ESC [ Pm l> >> sequence for description of C<Pm>.
1047
1048 =item B<< C<ESC [ Ps i> >>
1049
1050 Printing. See also the C<print-pipe> resource.
1051
1052 =begin table
1053
1054 B<< C<Ps = 0> >> print screen (MC0)
1055 B<< C<Ps = 4> >> disable transparent print mode (MC4)
1056 B<< C<Ps = 5> >> enable transparent print mode (MC5)
1057
1058 =end table
1059
1060 =item B<< C<ESC [ Pm l> >>
1061
1062 Reset Mode (RM)
1063
1064 =over 4
1065
1066 =item B<< C<Ps = 4> >>
1067
1068 =begin table
1069
1070 B<< C<h> >> Insert Mode (SMIR)
1071 B<< C<l> >> Replace Mode (RMIR)
1072
1073 =end table
1074
1075 =item B<< C<Ps = 20> >> (partially implemented)
1076
1077 =begin table
1078
1079 B<< C<h> >> Automatic Newline (LNM)
1080 B<< C<l> >> Normal Linefeed (LNM)
1081
1082 =end table
1083
1084 =back
1085
1086 =item B<< C<ESC [ Pm m> >>
1087
1088 Character Attributes (SGR)
1089
1090 =begin table
1091
1092 B<< C<Ps = 0> >> Normal (default)
1093 B<< C<Ps = 1 / 21> >> On / Off Bold (bright fg)
1094 B<< C<Ps = 3 / 23> >> On / Off Italic
1095 B<< C<Ps = 4 / 24> >> On / Off Underline
1096 B<< C<Ps = 5 / 25> >> On / Off Slow Blink (bright bg)
1097 B<< C<Ps = 6 / 26> >> On / Off Rapid Blink (bright bg)
1098 B<< C<Ps = 7 / 27> >> On / Off Inverse
1099 B<< C<Ps = 8 / 27> >> On / Off Invisible (NYI)
1100 B<< C<Ps = 30 / 40> >> fg/bg Black
1101 B<< C<Ps = 31 / 41> >> fg/bg Red
1102 B<< C<Ps = 32 / 42> >> fg/bg Green
1103 B<< C<Ps = 33 / 43> >> fg/bg Yellow
1104 B<< C<Ps = 34 / 44> >> fg/bg Blue
1105 B<< C<Ps = 35 / 45> >> fg/bg Magenta
1106 B<< C<Ps = 36 / 46> >> fg/bg Cyan
1107 B<< C<Ps = 38;5 / 48;5> >> set fg/bg to color #m (ISO 8613-6)
1108 B<< C<Ps = 37 / 47> >> fg/bg White
1109 B<< C<Ps = 39 / 49> >> fg/bg Default
1110 B<< C<Ps = 90 / 100> >> fg/bg Bright Black
1111 B<< C<Ps = 91 / 101> >> fg/bg Bright Red
1112 B<< C<Ps = 92 / 102> >> fg/bg Bright Green
1113 B<< C<Ps = 93 / 103> >> fg/bg Bright Yellow
1114 B<< C<Ps = 94 / 104> >> fg/bg Bright Blue
1115 B<< C<Ps = 95 / 105> >> fg/bg Bright Magenta
1116 B<< C<Ps = 96 / 106> >> fg/bg Bright Cyan
1117 B<< C<Ps = 97 / 107> >> fg/bg Bright White
1118 B<< C<Ps = 99 / 109> >> fg/bg Bright Default
1119
1120 =end table
1121
1122 =item B<< C<ESC [ Ps n> >>
1123
1124 Device Status Report (DSR)
1125
1126 =begin table
1127
1128 B<< C<Ps = 5> >> Status Report B<< C<ESC [ 0 n> >> (``OK'')
1129 B<< C<Ps = 6> >> Report Cursor Position (CPR) [row;column] as B<< C<ESC [ r ; c R> >>
1130 B<< C<Ps = 7> >> Request Display Name
1131 B<< C<Ps = 8> >> Request Version Number (place in window title)
1132
1133 =end table
1134
1135 =item B<< C<ESC [ Ps;Ps r> >>
1136
1137 Set Scrolling Region [top;bottom]
1138 [default: full size of window] (CSR)
1139
1140 =item B<< C<ESC [ s> >>
1141
1142 Save Cursor (SC)
1143
1144 =item B<< C<ESC [ Ps;Pt t> >>
1145
1146 Window Operations
1147
1148 =begin table
1149
1150 B<< C<Ps = 1> >> Deiconify (map) window
1151 B<< C<Ps = 2> >> Iconify window
1152 B<< C<Ps = 3> >> B<< C<ESC [ 3 ; X ; Y t> >> Move window to (X|Y)
1153 B<< C<Ps = 4> >> B<< C<ESC [ 4 ; H ; W t> >> Resize to WxH pixels
1154 B<< C<Ps = 5> >> Raise window
1155 B<< C<Ps = 6> >> Lower window
1156 B<< C<Ps = 7> >> Refresh screen once
1157 B<< C<Ps = 8> >> B<< C<ESC [ 8 ; R ; C t> >> Resize to R rows and C columns
1158 B<< C<Ps = 11> >> Report window state (responds with C<Ps = 1> or C<Ps = 2>)
1159 B<< C<Ps = 13> >> Report window position (responds with C<Ps = 3>)
1160 B<< C<Ps = 14> >> Report window pixel size (responds with C<Ps = 4>)
1161 B<< C<Ps = 18> >> Report window text size (responds with C<Ps = 7>)
1162 B<< C<Ps = 19> >> Currently the same as C<Ps = 18>, but responds with C<Ps = 9>
1163 B<< C<Ps = 20> >> Reports icon label (B<< C<ESC ] L NAME \234> >>)
1164 B<< C<Ps = 21> >> Reports window title (B<< C<ESC ] l NAME \234> >>)
1165 B<< C<Ps = 24..> >> Set window height to C<Ps> rows
1166
1167 =end table
1168
1169 =item B<< C<ESC [ u> >>
1170
1171 Restore Cursor
1172
1173 =item B<< C<ESC [ Ps x> >>
1174
1175 Request Terminal Parameters (DECREQTPARM)
1176
1177 =back
1178
1179 X<PrivateModes>
1180
1181 =head1 DEC Private Modes
1182
1183 =over 4
1184
1185 =item B<< C<ESC [ ? Pm h> >>
1186
1187 DEC Private Mode Set (DECSET)
1188
1189 =item B<< C<ESC [ ? Pm l> >>
1190
1191 DEC Private Mode Reset (DECRST)
1192
1193 =item B<< C<ESC [ ? Pm r> >>
1194
1195 Restore previously saved DEC Private Mode Values.
1196
1197 =item B<< C<ESC [ ? Pm s> >>
1198
1199 Save DEC Private Mode Values.
1200
1201 =item B<< C<ESC [ ? Pm t> >>
1202
1203 Toggle DEC Private Mode Values (rxvt extension). I<where>
1204
1205 =over 4
1206
1207 =item B<< C<Ps = 1> >> (DECCKM)
1208
1209 =begin table
1210
1211 B<< C<h> >> Application Cursor Keys
1212 B<< C<l> >> Normal Cursor Keys
1213
1214 =end table
1215
1216 =item B<< C<Ps = 2> >> (ANSI/VT52 mode)
1217
1218 =begin table
1219
1220 B<< C<h> >> Enter VT52 mode
1221 B<< C<l> >> Enter VT52 mode
1222
1223 =end table
1224
1225 =item B<< C<Ps = 3> >>
1226
1227 =begin table
1228
1229 B<< C<h> >> 132 Column Mode (DECCOLM)
1230 B<< C<l> >> 80 Column Mode (DECCOLM)
1231
1232 =end table
1233
1234 =item B<< C<Ps = 4> >>
1235
1236 =begin table
1237
1238 B<< C<h> >> Smooth (Slow) Scroll (DECSCLM)
1239 B<< C<l> >> Jump (Fast) Scroll (DECSCLM)
1240
1241 =end table
1242
1243 =item B<< C<Ps = 5> >>
1244
1245 =begin table
1246
1247 B<< C<h> >> Reverse Video (DECSCNM)
1248 B<< C<l> >> Normal Video (DECSCNM)
1249
1250 =end table
1251
1252 =item B<< C<Ps = 6> >>
1253
1254 =begin table
1255
1256 B<< C<h> >> Origin Mode (DECOM)
1257 B<< C<l> >> Normal Cursor Mode (DECOM)
1258
1259 =end table
1260
1261 =item B<< C<Ps = 7> >>
1262
1263 =begin table
1264
1265 B<< C<h> >> Wraparound Mode (DECAWM)
1266 B<< C<l> >> No Wraparound Mode (DECAWM)
1267
1268 =end table
1269
1270 =item B<< C<Ps = 8> >> I<unimplemented>
1271
1272 =begin table
1273
1274 B<< C<h> >> Auto-repeat Keys (DECARM)
1275 B<< C<l> >> No Auto-repeat Keys (DECARM)
1276
1277 =end table
1278
1279 =item B<< C<Ps = 9> >> X10 XTerm
1280
1281 =begin table
1282
1283 B<< C<h> >> Send Mouse X & Y on button press.
1284 B<< C<l> >> No mouse reporting.
1285
1286 =end table
1287
1288 =item B<< C<Ps = 10> >> (B<rxvt>)
1289
1290 =begin table
1291
1292 B<< C<h> >> menuBar visible
1293 B<< C<l> >> menuBar invisible
1294
1295 =end table
1296
1297 =item B<< C<Ps = 25> >>
1298
1299 =begin table
1300
1301 B<< C<h> >> Visible cursor {cnorm/cvvis}
1302 B<< C<l> >> Invisible cursor {civis}
1303
1304 =end table
1305
1306 =item B<< C<Ps = 30> >>
1307
1308 =begin table
1309
1310 B<< C<h> >> scrollBar visisble
1311 B<< C<l> >> scrollBar invisisble
1312
1313 =end table
1314
1315 =item B<< C<Ps = 35> >> (B<rxvt>)
1316
1317 =begin table
1318
1319 B<< C<h> >> Allow XTerm Shift+key sequences
1320 B<< C<l> >> Disallow XTerm Shift+key sequences
1321
1322 =end table
1323
1324 =item B<< C<Ps = 38> >> I<unimplemented>
1325
1326 Enter Tektronix Mode (DECTEK)
1327
1328 =item B<< C<Ps = 40> >>
1329
1330 =begin table
1331
1332 B<< C<h> >> Allow 80/132 Mode
1333 B<< C<l> >> Disallow 80/132 Mode
1334
1335 =end table
1336
1337 =item B<< C<Ps = 44> >> I<unimplemented>
1338
1339 =begin table
1340
1341 B<< C<h> >> Turn On Margin Bell
1342 B<< C<l> >> Turn Off Margin Bell
1343
1344 =end table
1345
1346 =item B<< C<Ps = 45> >> I<unimplemented>
1347
1348 =begin table
1349
1350 B<< C<h> >> Reverse-wraparound Mode
1351 B<< C<l> >> No Reverse-wraparound Mode
1352
1353 =end table
1354
1355 =item B<< C<Ps = 46> >> I<unimplemented>
1356
1357 =item B<< C<Ps = 47> >>
1358
1359 =begin table
1360
1361 B<< C<h> >> Use Alternate Screen Buffer
1362 B<< C<l> >> Use Normal Screen Buffer
1363
1364 =end table
1365
1366 X<Priv66>
1367
1368 =item B<< C<Ps = 66> >>
1369
1370 =begin table
1371
1372 B<< C<h> >> Application Keypad (DECPAM) == C<ESC =>
1373 B<< C<l> >> Normal Keypad (DECPNM) == C<< ESC > >>
1374
1375 =end table
1376
1377 =item B<< C<Ps = 67> >>
1378
1379 =begin table
1380
1381 B<< C<h> >> Backspace key sends B<< C<BS> (DECBKM) >>
1382 B<< C<l> >> Backspace key sends B<< C<DEL> >>
1383
1384 =end table
1385
1386 =item B<< C<Ps = 1000> >> (X11 XTerm)
1387
1388 =begin table
1389
1390 B<< C<h> >> Send Mouse X & Y on button press and release.
1391 B<< C<l> >> No mouse reporting.
1392
1393 =end table
1394
1395 =item B<< C<Ps = 1001> >> (X11 XTerm) I<unimplemented>
1396
1397 =begin table
1398
1399 B<< C<h> >> Use Hilite Mouse Tracking.
1400 B<< C<l> >> No mouse reporting.
1401
1402 =end table
1403
1404 =item B<< C<Ps = 1010> >> (B<rxvt>)
1405
1406 =begin table
1407
1408 B<< C<h> >> Don't scroll to bottom on TTY output
1409 B<< C<l> >> Scroll to bottom on TTY output
1410
1411 =end table
1412
1413 =item B<< C<Ps = 1011> >> (B<rxvt>)
1414
1415 =begin table
1416
1417 B<< C<h> >> Scroll to bottom when a key is pressed
1418 B<< C<l> >> Don't scroll to bottom when a key is pressed
1419
1420 =end table
1421
1422 =item B<< C<Ps = 1047> >>
1423
1424 =begin table
1425
1426 B<< C<h> >> Use Alternate Screen Buffer
1427 B<< C<l> >> Use Normal Screen Buffer - clear Alternate Screen Buffer if returning from it
1428
1429 =end table
1430
1431 =item B<< C<Ps = 1048> >>
1432
1433 =begin table
1434
1435 B<< C<h> >> Save cursor position
1436 B<< C<l> >> Restore cursor position
1437
1438 =end table
1439
1440 =item B<< C<Ps = 1049> >>
1441
1442 =begin table
1443
1444 B<< C<h> >> Use Alternate Screen Buffer - clear Alternate Screen Buffer if switching to it
1445 B<< C<l> >> Use Normal Screen Buffer
1446
1447 =end table
1448
1449 =back
1450
1451 =back
1452
1453 X<XTerm>
1454
1455 =head1 XTerm Operating System Commands
1456
1457 =over 4
1458
1459 =item B<< C<ESC ] Ps;Pt ST> >>
1460
1461 Set XTerm Parameters. 8-bit ST: 0x9c, 7-bit ST sequence: ESC \ (0x1b,
1462 0x5c), backwards compatible terminator BEL (0x07) is also accepted. any
1463 B<octet> can be escaped by prefixing it with SYN (0x16, ^V).
1464
1465 =begin table
1466
1467 B<< C<Ps = 0> >> Change Icon Name and Window Title to B<< C<Pt> >>
1468 B<< C<Ps = 1> >> Change Icon Name to B<< C<Pt> >>
1469 B<< C<Ps = 2> >> Change Window Title to B<< C<Pt> >>
1470 B<< C<Ps = 3> >> If B<< C<Pt> >> starts with a B<< C<?> >>, query the (STRING) property of the window and return it. If B<< C<Pt> >> contains a B<< C<=> >>, set the named property to the given value, else delete the specified property.
1471 B<< C<Ps = 4> >> B<< C<Pt> >> is a semi-colon separated sequence of one or more semi-colon separated B<number>/B<name> pairs, where B<number> is an index to a colour and B<name> is the name of a colour. Each pair causes the B<number>ed colour to be changed to B<name>. Numbers 0-7 corresponds to low-intensity (normal) colours and 8-15 corresponds to high-intensity colours. 0=black, 1=red, 2=green, 3=yellow, 4=blue, 5=magenta, 6=cyan, 7=white
1472 B<< C<Ps = 10> >> Change colour of text foreground to B<< C<Pt> >> B<(NB: may change in future)>
1473 B<< C<Ps = 11> >> Change colour of text background to B<< C<Pt> >> B<(NB: may change in future)>
1474 B<< C<Ps = 12> >> Change colour of text cursor foreground to B<< C<Pt> >>
1475 B<< C<Ps = 13> >> Change colour of mouse foreground to B<< C<Pt> >>
1476 B<< C<Ps = 17> >> Change colour of highlight characters to B<< C<Pt> >>
1477 B<< C<Ps = 18> >> Change colour of bold characters to B<< C<Pt> >>
1478 B<< C<Ps = 19> >> Change colour of underlined characters to B<< C<Pt> >>
1479 B<< C<Ps = 20> >> Change default background to B<< C<Pt> >>
1480 B<< C<Ps = 39> >> Change default foreground colour to B<< C<Pt> >>.
1481 B<< C<Ps = 46> >> Change Log File to B<< C<Pt> >> I<unimplemented>
1482 B<< C<Ps = 49> >> Change default background colour to B<< C<Pt> >>.
1483 B<< C<Ps = 50> >> Set fontset to B<< C<Pt> >>, with the following special values of B<< C<Pt> >> (B<rxvt>) B<< C<#+n> >> change up B<< C<n> >> B<< C<#-n> >> change down B<< C<n> >> if B<< C<n> >> is missing of 0, a value of 1 is used I<empty> change to font0 B<< C<n> >> change to font B<< C<n> >>
1484 B<< C<Ps = 55> >> Log all scrollback buffer and all of screen to B<< C<Pt> >>
1485 B<< C<Ps = 701> >> Change current locale to B<< C<Pt> >>, or, if B<< C<Pt> >> is B<< C<?> >>, return the current locale (Compile frills).
1486 B<< C<Ps = 703> >> Menubar command B<< C<Pt> >> (Compile menubar).
1487 B<< C<Ps = 704> >> Change colour of italic characters to B<< C<Pt> >>
1488 B<< C<Ps = 705> >> Change background pixmap tint colour to B<< C<Pt> >> (Compile transparency).
1489 B<< C<Ps = 710> >> Set normal fontset to B<< C<Pt> >>. Same as C<Ps = 50>.
1490 B<< C<Ps = 711> >> Set bold fontset to B<< C<Pt> >>. Similar to C<Ps = 50> (Compile styles).
1491 B<< C<Ps = 712> >> Set italic fontset to B<< C<Pt> >>. Similar to C<Ps = 50> (Compile styles).
1492 B<< C<Ps = 713> >> Set bold-italic fontset to B<< C<Pt> >>. Similar to C<Ps = 50> (Compile styles).
1493 B<< C<Ps = 720> >> Move viewing window up by B<< C<Pt> >> lines, or clear scrollback buffer if C<Pt = 0> (Compile frills).
1494 B<< C<Ps = 721> >> Move viewing window down by B<< C<Pt> >> lines, or clear scrollback buffer if C<Pt = 0> (Compile frills).
1495
1496 =end table
1497
1498 =back
1499
1500 X<menuBar>
1501
1502 =head1 menuBar
1503
1504 B<< The exact syntax used is I<almost> solidified. >>
1505 In the menus, B<DON'T> try to use menuBar commands that add or remove a
1506 menuBar.
1507
1508 Note that in all of the commands, the B<< I</path/> >> I<cannot> be
1509 omitted: use B<./> to specify a menu relative to the current menu.
1510
1511 =head2 Overview of menuBar operation
1512
1513 For the menuBar XTerm escape sequence C<ESC ] 703 ; Pt ST>, the syntax
1514 of C<Pt> can be used for a variety of tasks:
1515
1516 At the top level is the current menuBar which is a member of a circular
1517 linked-list of other such menuBars.
1518
1519 The menuBar acts as a parent for the various drop-down menus, which in
1520 turn, may have labels, separator lines, menuItems and subMenus.
1521
1522 The menuItems are the useful bits: you can use them to mimic keyboard
1523 input or even to send text or escape sequences back to rxvt.
1524
1525 The menuBar syntax is intended to provide a simple yet robust method of
1526 constructing and manipulating menus and navigating through the
1527 menuBars.
1528
1529 The first step is to use the tag B<< [menu:I<name>] >> which creates
1530 the menuBar called I<name> and allows access. You may now or menus,
1531 subMenus, and menuItems. Finally, use the tag B<[done]> to set the
1532 menuBar access as B<readonly> to prevent accidental corruption of the
1533 menus. To re-access the current menuBar for alterations, use the tag
1534 B<[menu]>, make the alterations and then use B<[done]>
1535
1536 X<menuBarCommands>
1537
1538 =head2 Commands
1539
1540 =over 4
1541
1542 =item B<< [menu:+I<name>] >>
1543
1544 access the named menuBar for creation or alteration. If a new menuBar
1545 is created, it is called I<name> (max of 15 chars) and the current
1546 menuBar is pushed onto the stack
1547
1548 =item B<[menu]>
1549
1550 access the current menuBar for alteration
1551
1552 =item B<< [title:+I<string>] >>
1553
1554 set the current menuBar's title to I<string>, which may contain the
1555 following format specifiers:
1556
1557 B<%n> rxvt name (as per the B<-name> command-line option)
1558 B<%v> rxvt version
1559 B<%%> literal B<%> character
1560
1561 =item B<[done]>
1562
1563 set menuBar access as B<readonly>.
1564 End-of-file tag for B<< [read:+I<file>] >> operations.
1565
1566 =item B<< [read:+I<file>] >>
1567
1568 read menu commands directly from I<file> (extension ".menu" will be
1569 appended if required.) Start reading at a line with B<[menu]> or B<<
1570 [menu:+I<name> >> and continuing until B<[done]> is encountered.
1571
1572 Blank and comment lines (starting with B<#>) are ignored. Actually,
1573 since any invalid menu commands are also ignored, almost anything could
1574 be construed as a comment line, but this may be tightened up in the
1575 future ... so don't count on it!.
1576
1577 =item B<< [read:+I<file>;+I<name>] >>
1578
1579 The same as B<< [read:+I<file>] >>, but start reading at a line with
1580 B<< [menu:+I<name>] >> and continuing until B<< [done:+I<name>] >> or
1581 B<[done]> is encountered.
1582
1583 =item B<[dump]>
1584
1585 dump all menuBars to the file B</tmp/rxvt-PID> in a format suitable for
1586 later rereading.
1587
1588 =item B<[rm:name]>
1589
1590 remove the named menuBar
1591
1592 =item B<[rm] [rm:]>
1593
1594 remove the current menuBar
1595
1596 =item B<[rm*] [rm:*]>
1597
1598 remove all menuBars
1599
1600 =item B<[swap]>
1601
1602 swap the top two menuBars
1603
1604 =item B<[prev]>
1605
1606 access the previous menuBar
1607
1608 =item B<[next]>
1609
1610 access the next menuBar
1611
1612 =item B<[show]>
1613
1614 Enable display of the menuBar
1615
1616 =item B<[hide]>
1617
1618 Disable display of the menuBar
1619
1620 =item B<< [pixmap:+I<name>] >>
1621
1622 =item B<< [pixmap:+I<name>;I<scaling>] >>
1623
1624 (set the background pixmap globally
1625
1626 B<< A Future implementation I<may> make this local to the menubar >>)
1627
1628 =item B<< [:+I<command>:] >>
1629
1630 ignore the menu readonly status and issue a I<command> to or a menu or
1631 menuitem or change the ; a useful shortcut for setting the quick arrows
1632 from a menuBar.
1633
1634 =back
1635
1636 X<menuBarAdd>
1637
1638 =head2 Adding and accessing menus
1639
1640 The following commands may also be B<+> prefixed.
1641
1642 =over 4
1643
1644 =item B</+>
1645
1646 access menuBar top level
1647
1648 =item B<./+>
1649
1650 access current menu level
1651
1652 =item B<../+>
1653
1654 access parent menu (1 level up)
1655
1656 =item B<../../>
1657
1658 access parent menu (multiple levels up)
1659
1660 =item B<< I</path/>menu >>
1661
1662 add/access menu
1663
1664 =item B<< I</path/>menu/* >>
1665
1666 add/access menu and clear it if it exists
1667
1668 =item B<< I</path/>{-} >>
1669
1670 add separator
1671
1672 =item B<< I</path/>{item} >>
1673
1674 add B<item> as a label
1675
1676 =item B<< I</path/>{item} action >>
1677
1678 add/alter I<menuitem> with an associated I<action>
1679
1680 =item B<< I</path/>{item}{right-text} >>
1681
1682 add/alter I<menuitem> with B<right-text> as the right-justified text
1683 and as the associated I<action>
1684
1685 =item B<< I</path/>{item}{rtext} action >>
1686
1687 add/alter I<menuitem> with an associated I<action> and with B<rtext> as
1688 the right-justified text.
1689
1690 =back
1691
1692 =over 4
1693
1694 =item Special characters in I<action> must be backslash-escaped:
1695
1696 B<\a \b \E \e \n \r \t \octal>
1697
1698 =item or in control-character notation:
1699
1700 B<^@, ^A .. ^Z .. ^_, ^?>
1701
1702 =back
1703
1704 To send a string starting with a B<NUL> (B<^@>) character to the
1705 program, start I<action> with a pair of B<NUL> characters (B<^@^@>),
1706 the first of which will be stripped off and the balance directed to the
1707 program. Otherwise if I<action> begins with B<NUL> followed by
1708 non-+B<NUL> characters, the leading B<NUL> is stripped off and the
1709 balance is sent back to rxvt.
1710
1711 As a convenience for the many Emacs-type editors, I<action> may start
1712 with B<M-> (eg, B<M-$> is equivalent to B<\E$>) and a B<CR> will be
1713 appended if missed from B<M-x> commands.
1714
1715 As a convenience for issuing XTerm B<ESC ]> sequences from a menubar (or
1716 quick arrow), a B<BEL> (B<^G>) will be appended if needed.
1717
1718 =over 4
1719
1720 =item For example,
1721
1722 B<M-xapropos> is equivalent to B<\Exapropos\r>
1723
1724 =item and
1725
1726 B<\E]703;mona;100> is equivalent to B<\E]703;mona;100\a>
1727
1728 =back
1729
1730 The option B<< {I<right-rtext>} >> will be right-justified. In the
1731 absence of a specified action, this text will be used as the I<action>
1732 as well.
1733
1734 =over 4
1735
1736 =item For example,
1737
1738 B</File/{Open}{^X^F}> is equivalent to B</File/{Open}{^X^F} ^X^F>
1739
1740 =back
1741
1742 The left label I<is> necessary, since it's used for matching, but
1743 implicitly hiding the left label (by using same name for both left and
1744 right labels), or explicitly hiding the left label (by preceeding it
1745 with a dot), makes it possible to have right-justified text only.
1746
1747 =over 4
1748
1749 =item For example,
1750
1751 B</File/{Open}{Open} Open-File-Action>
1752
1753 =item or hiding it
1754
1755 B</File/{.anylabel}{Open} Open-File-Action>
1756
1757 =back
1758
1759 X<menuBarRemove>
1760
1761 =head2 Removing menus
1762
1763 =over 4
1764
1765 =item B<< -/*+ >>
1766
1767 remove all menus from the menuBar, the same as B<[clear]>
1768
1769 =item B<< -+I</path>menu+ >>
1770
1771 remove menu
1772
1773 =item B<< -+I</path>{item}+ >>
1774
1775 remove item
1776
1777 =item B<< -+I</path>{-} >>
1778
1779 remove separator)
1780
1781 =item B<-/path/menu/*>
1782
1783 remove all items, separators and submenus from menu
1784
1785 =back
1786
1787 X<menuBarArrows>
1788
1789 =head2 Quick Arrows
1790
1791 The menus also provide a hook for I<quick arrows> to provide easier
1792 user access. If nothing has been explicitly set, the default is to
1793 emulate the curror keys. The syntax permits each arrow to be altered
1794 individually or all four at once without re-entering their common
1795 beginning/end text. For example, to explicitly associate cursor actions
1796 with the arrows, any of the following forms could be used:
1797
1798 =over 4
1799
1800 =item B<< <r>+I<Right> >>
1801
1802 =item B<< <l>+I<Left> >>
1803
1804 =item B<< <u>+I<Up> >>
1805
1806 =item B<< <d>+I<Down> >>
1807
1808 Define actions for the respective arrow buttons
1809
1810 =item B<< <b>+I<Begin> >>
1811
1812 =item B<< <e>+I<End> >>
1813
1814 Define common beginning/end parts for I<quick arrows> which used in
1815 conjunction with the above <r> <l> <u> <d> constructs
1816
1817 =back
1818
1819 =over 4
1820
1821 =item For example, define arrows individually,
1822
1823 <u>\E[A
1824
1825 <d>\E[B
1826
1827 <r>\E[C
1828
1829 <l>\E[D
1830
1831 =item or all at once
1832
1833 <u>\E[AZ<><d>\E[BZ<><r>\E[CZ<><l>\E[D
1834
1835 =item or more compactly (factoring out common parts)
1836
1837 <b>\E[<u>AZ<><d>BZ<><r>CZ<><l>D
1838
1839 =back
1840
1841 X<menuBarSummary>
1842
1843 =head2 Command Summary
1844
1845 A short summary of the most I<common> commands:
1846
1847 =over 4
1848
1849 =item [menu:name]
1850
1851 use an existing named menuBar or start a new one
1852
1853 =item [menu]
1854
1855 use the current menuBar
1856
1857 =item [title:string]
1858
1859 set menuBar title
1860
1861 =item [done]
1862
1863 set menu access to readonly and, if reading from a file, signal EOF
1864
1865 =item [done:name]
1866
1867 if reading from a file using [read:file;name] signal EOF
1868
1869 =item [rm:name]
1870
1871 remove named menuBar(s)
1872
1873 =item [rm] [rm:]
1874
1875 remove current menuBar
1876
1877 =item [rm*] [rm:*]
1878
1879 remove all menuBar(s)
1880
1881 =item [swap]
1882
1883 swap top two menuBars
1884
1885 =item [prev]
1886
1887 access the previous menuBar
1888
1889 =item [next]
1890
1891 access the next menuBar
1892
1893 =item [show]
1894
1895 map menuBar
1896
1897 =item [hide]
1898
1899 unmap menuBar
1900
1901 =item [pixmap;file]
1902
1903 =item [pixmap;file;scaling]
1904
1905 set a background pixmap
1906
1907 =item [read:file]
1908
1909 =item [read:file;name]
1910
1911 read in a menu from a file
1912
1913 =item [dump]
1914
1915 dump out all menuBars to /tmp/rxvt-PID
1916
1917 =item /
1918
1919 access menuBar top level
1920
1921 =item ./
1922
1923 =item ../
1924
1925 =item ../../
1926
1927 access current or parent menu level
1928
1929 =item /path/menu
1930
1931 add/access menu
1932
1933 =item /path/{-}
1934
1935 add separator
1936
1937 =item /path/{item}{rtext} action
1938
1939 add/alter menu item
1940
1941 =item -/*
1942
1943 remove all menus from the menuBar
1944
1945 =item -/path/menu
1946
1947 remove menu items, separators and submenus from menu
1948
1949 =item -/path/menu
1950
1951 remove menu
1952
1953 =item -/path/{item}
1954
1955 remove item
1956
1957 =item -/path/{-}
1958
1959 remove separator
1960
1961 =item <b>Begin<r>Right<l>Left<u>Up<d>Down<e>End
1962
1963 menu quick arrows
1964
1965 =back
1966 X<XPM>
1967
1968 =head1 XPM
1969
1970 For the XPM XTerm escape sequence B<< C<ESC ] 20 ; Pt ST> >> then value
1971 of B<< C<Pt> >> can be the name of the background pixmap followed by a
1972 sequence of scaling/positioning commands separated by semi-colons. The
1973 scaling/positioning commands are as follows:
1974
1975 =over 4
1976
1977 =item query scale/position
1978
1979 B<?>
1980
1981 =item change scale and position
1982
1983 B<WxH+X+Y>
1984
1985 B<WxH+X> (== B<WxH+X+X>)
1986
1987 B<WxH> (same as B<WxH+50+50>)
1988
1989 B<W+X+Y> (same as B<WxW+X+Y>)
1990
1991 B<W+X> (same as B<WxW+X+X>)
1992
1993 B<W> (same as B<WxW+50+50>)
1994
1995 =item change position (absolute)
1996
1997 B<=+X+Y>
1998
1999 B<=+X> (same as B<=+X+Y>)
2000
2001 =item change position (relative)
2002
2003 B<+X+Y>
2004
2005 B<+X> (same as B<+X+Y>)
2006
2007 =item rescale (relative)
2008
2009 B<Wx0> -> B<W *= (W/100)>
2010
2011 B<0xH> -> B<H *= (H/100)>
2012
2013 =back
2014
2015 For example:
2016
2017 =over 4
2018
2019 =item B<\E]20;funky\a>
2020
2021 load B<funky.xpm> as a tiled image
2022
2023 =item B<\E]20;mona;100\a>
2024
2025 load B<mona.xpm> with a scaling of 100%
2026
2027 =item B<\E]20;;200;?\a>
2028
2029 rescale the current pixmap to 200% and display the image geometry in
2030 the title
2031
2032 =back
2033 X<Mouse>
2034
2035 =head1 Mouse Reporting
2036
2037 =over 4
2038
2039 =item B<< C<< ESC [ M <b> <x> <y> >> >>
2040
2041 report mouse position
2042
2043 =back
2044
2045 The lower 2 bits of B<< C<< <b> >> >> indicate the button:
2046
2047 =over 4
2048
2049 =item Button = B<< C<< (<b> - SPACE) & 3 >> >>
2050
2051 =begin table
2052
2053 0 Button1 pressed
2054 1 Button2 pressed
2055 2 Button3 pressed
2056 3 button released (X11 mouse report)
2057
2058 =end table
2059
2060 =back
2061
2062 The upper bits of B<< C<< <b> >> >> indicate the modifiers when the
2063 button was pressed and are added together (X11 mouse report only):
2064
2065 =over 4
2066
2067 =item State = B<< C<< (<b> - SPACE) & 60 >> >>
2068
2069 =begin table
2070
2071 4 Shift
2072 8 Meta
2073 16 Control
2074 32 Double Click I<(Rxvt extension)>
2075
2076 =end table
2077
2078 Col = B<< C<< <x> - SPACE >> >>
2079
2080 Row = B<< C<< <y> - SPACE >> >>
2081
2082 =back
2083 X<KeyCodes>
2084
2085 =head1 Key Codes
2086
2087 Note: B<Shift> + B<F1>-B<F10> generates B<F11>-B<F20>
2088
2089 For the keypad, use B<Shift> to temporarily override Application-Keypad
2090 setting use B<Num_Lock> to toggle Application-Keypad setting if
2091 B<Num_Lock> is off, toggle Application-Keypad setting. Also note that
2092 values of B<Home>, B<End>, B<Delete> may have been compiled differently on
2093 your system.
2094
2095 =begin table
2096
2097 B<Normal> B<Shift> B<Control> B<Ctrl+Shift>
2098 Tab ^I ESC [ Z ^I ESC [ Z
2099 BackSpace ^H ^? ^? ^?
2100 Find ESC [ 1 ~ ESC [ 1 $ ESC [ 1 ^ ESC [ 1 @
2101 Insert ESC [ 2 ~ I<paste> ESC [ 2 ^ ESC [ 2 @
2102 Execute ESC [ 3 ~ ESC [ 3 $ ESC [ 3 ^ ESC [ 3 @
2103 Select ESC [ 4 ~ ESC [ 4 $ ESC [ 4 ^ ESC [ 4 @
2104 Prior ESC [ 5 ~ I<scroll-up> ESC [ 5 ^ ESC [ 5 @
2105 Next ESC [ 6 ~ I<scroll-down> ESC [ 6 ^ ESC [ 6 @
2106 Home ESC [ 7 ~ ESC [ 7 $ ESC [ 7 ^ ESC [ 7 @
2107 End ESC [ 8 ~ ESC [ 8 $ ESC [ 8 ^ ESC [ 8 @
2108 Delete ESC [ 3 ~ ESC [ 3 $ ESC [ 3 ^ ESC [ 3 @
2109 F1 ESC [ 11 ~ ESC [ 23 ~ ESC [ 11 ^ ESC [ 23 ^
2110 F2 ESC [ 12 ~ ESC [ 24 ~ ESC [ 12 ^ ESC [ 24 ^
2111 F3 ESC [ 13 ~ ESC [ 25 ~ ESC [ 13 ^ ESC [ 25 ^
2112 F4 ESC [ 14 ~ ESC [ 26 ~ ESC [ 14 ^ ESC [ 26 ^
2113 F5 ESC [ 15 ~ ESC [ 28 ~ ESC [ 15 ^ ESC [ 28 ^
2114 F6 ESC [ 17 ~ ESC [ 29 ~ ESC [ 17 ^ ESC [ 29 ^
2115 F7 ESC [ 18 ~ ESC [ 31 ~ ESC [ 18 ^ ESC [ 31 ^
2116 F8 ESC [ 19 ~ ESC [ 32 ~ ESC [ 19 ^ ESC [ 32 ^
2117 F9 ESC [ 20 ~ ESC [ 33 ~ ESC [ 20 ^ ESC [ 33 ^
2118 F10 ESC [ 21 ~ ESC [ 34 ~ ESC [ 21 ^ ESC [ 34 ^
2119 F11 ESC [ 23 ~ ESC [ 23 $ ESC [ 23 ^ ESC [ 23 @
2120 F12 ESC [ 24 ~ ESC [ 24 $ ESC [ 24 ^ ESC [ 24 @
2121 F13 ESC [ 25 ~ ESC [ 25 $ ESC [ 25 ^ ESC [ 25 @
2122 F14 ESC [ 26 ~ ESC [ 26 $ ESC [ 26 ^ ESC [ 26 @
2123 F15 (Help) ESC [ 28 ~ ESC [ 28 $ ESC [ 28 ^ ESC [ 28 @
2124 F16 (Menu) ESC [ 29 ~ ESC [ 29 $ ESC [ 29 ^ ESC [ 29 @
2125 F17 ESC [ 31 ~ ESC [ 31 $ ESC [ 31 ^ ESC [ 31 @
2126 F18 ESC [ 32 ~ ESC [ 32 $ ESC [ 32 ^ ESC [ 32 @
2127 F19 ESC [ 33 ~ ESC [ 33 $ ESC [ 33 ^ ESC [ 33 @
2128 F20 ESC [ 34 ~ ESC [ 34 $ ESC [ 34 ^ ESC [ 34 @
2129 B<Application>
2130 Up ESC [ A ESC [ a ESC O a ESC O A
2131 Down ESC [ B ESC [ b ESC O b ESC O B
2132 Right ESC [ C ESC [ c ESC O c ESC O C
2133 Left ESC [ D ESC [ d ESC O d ESC O D
2134 KP_Enter ^M ESC O M
2135 KP_F1 ESC O P ESC O P
2136 KP_F2 ESC O Q ESC O Q
2137 KP_F3 ESC O R ESC O R
2138 KP_F4 ESC O S ESC O S
2139 XK_KP_Multiply * ESC O j
2140 XK_KP_Add + ESC O k
2141 XK_KP_Separator , ESC O l
2142 XK_KP_Subtract - ESC O m
2143 XK_KP_Decimal . ESC O n
2144 XK_KP_Divide / ESC O o
2145 XK_KP_0 0 ESC O p
2146 XK_KP_1 1 ESC O q
2147 XK_KP_2 2 ESC O r
2148 XK_KP_3 3 ESC O s
2149 XK_KP_4 4 ESC O t
2150 XK_KP_5 5 ESC O u
2151 XK_KP_6 6 ESC O v
2152 XK_KP_7 7 ESC O w
2153 XK_KP_8 8 ESC O x
2154 XK_KP_9 9 ESC O y
2155
2156 =end table
2157
2158 =head1 CONFIGURE OPTIONS
2159
2160 General hint: if you get compile errors, then likely your configuration
2161 hasn't been tested well. Either try with --enable-everything or use the
2162 ./reconf script as a base for experiments. ./reconf is used by myself,
2163 so it should generally be a working config. Of course, you should always
2164 report when a combination doesn't work, so it can be fixed. Marc Lehmann
2165 <rxvt@schmorp.de>.
2166
2167 =over 4
2168
2169 =item --enable-everything
2170
2171 Add support for all non-multichoice options listed in "./configure
2172 --help". Note that unlike other enable options this is order dependant.
2173 You can specify this and then disable options which this enables by
2174 I<following> this with the appropriate commands.
2175
2176 =item --enable-xft
2177
2178 Add support for Xft (anti-aliases, among others) fonts. Xft fonts are
2179 slower and require lots of memory, but as long as you don't use them, you
2180 don't pay for them.
2181
2182 =item --enable-font-styles
2183
2184 Add support for B<bold>, I<italic> and B<< I<bold italic> >> font
2185 styles. The fonts can be set manually or automatically.
2186
2187 =item --with-codesets=NAME,...
2188
2189 Compile in support for additional codeset (encoding) groups (eu, vn are
2190 always compiled in, which includes most 8-bit character sets). These
2191 codeset tables are currently only used for driving X11 core fonts, they
2192 are not required for Xft fonts. Compiling them in will make your binary
2193 bigger (together about 700kB), but it doesn't increase memory usage unless
2194 you use an X11 font requiring one of these encodings.
2195
2196 =begin table
2197
2198 all all available codeset groups
2199 zh common chinese encodings
2200 zh_ext rarely used but very big chinese encodigs
2201 jp common japanese encodings
2202 jp_ext rarely used but big japanese encodings
2203 kr korean encodings
2204
2205 =end table
2206
2207 =item --enable-xim
2208
2209 Add support for XIM (X Input Method) protocol. This allows using
2210 alternative input methods (e.g. kinput2) and will also correctly
2211 set up the input for people using dead keys or compose keys.
2212
2213 =item --enable-unicode3
2214
2215 Enable direct support for displaying unicode codepoints above
2216 65535 (the basic multilingual page). This increases storage
2217 requirements per character from 2 to 4 bytes. X11 fonts do not yet
2218 support these extra characters, but Xft does.
2219
2220 Please note that rxvt-unicode can store unicode code points >65535
2221 even without this flag, but the number of such characters is
2222 limited to a view thousand (shared with combining characters,
2223 see next switch), and right now rxvt-unicode cannot display them
2224 (input/output and cut&paste still work, though).
2225
2226 =item --enable-combining
2227
2228 Enable automatic composition of combining characters into
2229 composite characters. This is required for proper viewing of text
2230 where accents are encoded as seperate unicode characters. This is
2231 done by using precomposited characters when available or creating
2232 new pseudo-characters when no precomposed form exists.
2233
2234 Without --enable-unicode3, the number of additional precomposed characters
2235 is rather limited (2048, if this is full, rxvt-unicode will use the
2236 private use area, extending the number of combinations to 8448). With
2237 --enable-unicode3, no practical limit exists.
2238
2239 This option will also enable storage (but not display) of characters
2240 beyond plane 0 (>65535) when --enable-unicode3 was not specified.
2241
2242 The combining table also contains entries for arabic presentation forms,
2243 but these are not currently used. Bug me if you want these to be used (and
2244 tell me how these are to be used...).
2245
2246 =item --enable-fallback(=CLASS)
2247
2248 When reading resource settings, also read settings for class CLASS
2249 (default: Rxvt). To disable resource fallback use --disable-fallback.
2250
2251 =item --with-res-name=NAME
2252
2253 Use the given name (default: urxvt) as default application name when
2254 reading resources. Specify --with-res-name=rxvt to replace rxvt.
2255
2256 =item --with-res-class=CLASS
2257
2258 Use the given class (default: URxvt) as default application class
2259 when reading resources. Specify --with-res-class=Rxvt to replace
2260 rxvt.
2261
2262 =item --enable-utmp
2263
2264 Write user and tty to utmp file (used by programs like F<w>) at
2265 start of rxvt execution and delete information when rxvt exits.
2266
2267 =item --enable-wtmp
2268
2269 Write user and tty to wtmp file (used by programs like F<last>) at
2270 start of rxvt execution and write logout when rxvt exits. This
2271 option requires --enable-utmp to also be specified.
2272
2273 =item --enable-lastlog
2274
2275 Write user and tty to lastlog file (used by programs like
2276 F<lastlogin>) at start of rxvt execution. This option requires
2277 --enable-utmp to also be specified.
2278
2279 =item --enable-xpm-background
2280
2281 Add support for XPM background pixmaps.
2282
2283 =item --enable-transparency
2284
2285 Add support for inheriting parent backgrounds thus giving a fake
2286 transparency to the term.
2287
2288 =item --enable-fading
2289
2290 Add support for fading the text when focus is lost.
2291
2292 =item --enable-tinting
2293
2294 Add support for tinting of transparent backgrounds.
2295
2296 =item --enable-menubar
2297
2298 Add support for our menu bar system (this interacts badly with
2299 dynamic locale switching currently).
2300
2301 =item --enable-rxvt-scroll
2302
2303 Add support for the original rxvt scrollbar.
2304
2305 =item --enable-next-scroll
2306
2307 Add support for a NeXT-like scrollbar.
2308
2309 =item --enable-xterm-scroll
2310
2311 Add support for an Xterm-like scrollbar.
2312
2313 =item --enable-plain-scroll
2314
2315 Add support for a very unobtrusive, plain-looking scrollbar that
2316 is the favourite of the rxvt-unicode author, having used it for
2317 many years.
2318
2319 =item --enable-half-shadow
2320
2321 Make shadows on the scrollbar only half the normal width & height.
2322 only applicable to rxvt scrollbars.
2323
2324 =item --enable-ttygid
2325
2326 Change tty device setting to group "tty" - only use this if
2327 your system uses this type of security.
2328
2329 =item --disable-backspace-key
2330
2331 Disable any handling of the backspace key by us - let the X server
2332 do it.
2333
2334 =item --disable-delete-key
2335
2336 Disable any handling of the delete key by us - let the X server
2337 do it.
2338
2339 =item --disable-resources
2340
2341 Remove all resources checking.
2342
2343 =item --enable-xgetdefault
2344
2345 Make resources checking via XGetDefault() instead of our small
2346 version which only checks ~/.Xdefaults, or if that doesn't exist then
2347 ~/.Xresources.
2348
2349 Please note that nowadays, things like XIM will automatically pull in and
2350 use the full X resource manager, so the overhead of using it might be very
2351 small, if nonexistant.
2352
2353 =item --enable-strings
2354
2355 Add support for our possibly faster memset() function and other
2356 various routines, overriding your system's versions which may
2357 have been hand-crafted in assembly or may require extra libraries
2358 to link in. (this breaks ANSI-C rules and has problems on many
2359 GNU/Linux systems).
2360
2361 =item --disable-swapscreen
2362
2363 Remove support for swap screen.
2364
2365 =item --enable-frills
2366
2367 Add support for many small features that are not essential but nice to
2368 have. Normally you want this, but for very small binaries you may want to
2369 disable this.
2370
2371 A non-exhaustive list of features enabled by C<--enable-frills> (possibly
2372 in combination with other switches) is:
2373
2374 MWM-hints
2375 EWMH-hints (pid, utf8 names) and protocols (ping)
2376 seperate underline colour
2377 settable border widths and borderless switch
2378 settable extra linespacing
2379 iso-14755-2 and -3, and visual feedback
2380 backindex and forwardindex escape sequence
2381 window op and some xterm/OSC escape sequences
2382 tripleclickwords
2383 settable insecure mode
2384 keysym remapping support
2385 -embed and -pty-fd options
2386
2387 =item --enable-iso14755
2388
2389 Enable extended ISO 14755 support (see @@RXVT_NAME@@(1), or
2390 F<doc/rxvt.1.txt>). Basic support (section 5.1) is enabled by
2391 C<--enable-frills>, while support for 5.2, 5.3 and 5.4 is enabled with
2392 this switch.
2393
2394 =item --enable-keepscrolling
2395
2396 Add support for continual scrolling of the display when you hold
2397 the mouse button down on a scrollbar arrow.
2398
2399 =item --enable-mousewheel
2400
2401 Add support for scrolling via mouse wheel or buttons 4 & 5.
2402
2403 =item --enable-slipwheeling
2404
2405 Add support for continual scrolling (using the mouse wheel as an
2406 accelerator) while the control key is held down. This option
2407 requires --enable-mousewheel to also be specified.
2408
2409 =item --disable-new-selection
2410
2411 Remove support for mouse selection style like that of xterm.
2412
2413 =item --enable-dmalloc
2414
2415 Use Gray Watson's malloc - which is good for debugging See
2416 http://www.letters.com/dmalloc/ for details If you use either this or the
2417 next option, you may need to edit src/Makefile after compiling to point
2418 DINCLUDE and DLIB to the right places.
2419
2420 You can only use either this option and the following (should
2421 you use either) .
2422
2423 =item --enable-dlmalloc
2424
2425 Use Doug Lea's malloc - which is good for a production version
2426 See L<http://g.oswego.edu/dl/html/malloc.html> for details.
2427
2428 =item --enable-smart-resize
2429
2430 Add smart growth/shrink behaviour when changing font size via from hot
2431 keys. This should keep in a fixed position the rxvt corner which is
2432 closest to a corner of the screen.
2433
2434 =item --enable-cursor-blink
2435
2436 Add support for a blinking cursor.
2437
2438 =item --enable-pointer-blank
2439
2440 Add support to have the pointer disappear when typing or inactive.
2441
2442 =item --with-name=NAME
2443
2444 Set the basename for the installed binaries (default: C<urxvt>, resulting
2445 in C<urxvt>, C<urxvtd> etc.). Specify C<--with-name=rxvt> to replace with
2446 C<rxvt>.
2447
2448 =item --with-term=NAME
2449
2450 Change the environmental variable for the terminal to NAME (default
2451 C<rxvt-unicode>)
2452
2453 =item --with-terminfo=PATH
2454
2455 Change the environmental variable for the path to the terminfo tree to
2456 PATH.
2457
2458 =item --with-x
2459
2460 Use the X Window System (pretty much default, eh?).
2461
2462 =item --with-xpm-includes=DIR
2463
2464 Look for the XPM includes in DIR.
2465
2466 =item --with-xpm-library=DIR
2467
2468 Look for the XPM library in DIR.
2469
2470 =item --with-xpm
2471
2472 Not needed - define via --enable-xpm-background.
2473
2474 =back
2475
2476 =head1 AUTHORS
2477
2478 Marc Lehmann <rxvt@schmorp.de> converted this document to pod and
2479 reworked it from the original Rxvt documentation, which was done by Geoff
2480 Wing <gcw@pobox.com>, who in turn used the XTerm documentation and other
2481 sources.
2482